Urban, M. - Urban

Japanese: ウルバン,M. - うるばん
Urban, M. - Urban

…Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia (now the capital of the Czech Republic), had been the center of Eastern European cinema ever since Jan Krizenecky (1868-1921) shot the first feature film (comedy) using a Cinématographe Lumière, a camera and projector he had purchased in Paris. In 1907, the first permanent cinema was built in Prague, and in 1912, director Max Urban made films such as The End of Love starring his wife and first star, Anna Sedlackova. After World War I, two young filmmakers, Karel Lamač and Gustav Machaty, boosted Czechoslovakian cinema with the star they discovered, Annie Ondra (who would later become the heroine of Hitchcock's films in England). Machaty's Spring Melodies (1933), which portrayed human desire and sexual instinct in symbolic images, was the work that brought Czechoslovakian cinema to the world's attention. The nude scenes featuring Hedy Kiesler (later invited to Hollywood and taking the name Hedy Lamarr) caused a stir and the film became a huge hit around the world.

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Japanese:

…チェコスロバキアの首都プラハ(現チェコの首都)は,ヤン・クリゼネツキーJan Krizenecky(1868‐1921)がパリで購入した撮影機兼映写機〈シネマトグラフ・リュミエール〉で最初の劇映画(喜劇)を撮って以来,東欧の映画の中心地であった。1907年にはプラハに最初の映画常設館が建ち,12年にはマックス・ウルバンMax Urban監督が彼の夫人であり最初のスターであるアンナ・セドラチコーバAnna Sedlackova主演の《恋の終り》などをつくった。 第1次世界大戦後,2人の若い映画作家,カレル・ラマーチKarel Lamačとグスタフ・マハティGustav Machatyが,彼らの発見したスター,アニー・オンドラ(のちにイギリスでヒッチコック映画のヒロインになる)とともにチェコスロバキア映画を盛り立てていくが,とくに人間の欲望,性的本能を象徴的なイメージに描いたマハティ監督の《春の調べ》(1933)は,チェコスロバキア映画を一躍世界に知らしめた作品で,ヘディ・キースラー(のちにハリウッドに招かれてヘディ・ラマールと名のる)の全裸シーンが話題を呼び,世界中で大ヒットした。…

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